Articles by Mind-Body Medicine

With no known treatment for COVID 19, scientists and researchers are scurrying to develop treatments to help patients at this time. Conventional medical practices focus on the development of novel vaccines or drug therapies, while traditional treatments come with insights from thousands of years of addressing pandemics and viral infections. Traditional mind-body practices are now…

Humans have a long history of using essential oils to enhance health and well-being, and to ward off pathogens including viruses, bacteria and fungal infections. Ancient Egyptian tombs were supplied with urns of valuable oils along with riches of gold, and precious gems. Historians have found that when robbers invaded the tombs, they first stole…

Human corona virus – COVID19 is one of several strains of coronavirus to create global pandemic since the beginning of the 20th Century, the most well known being the MERS outbreak of 2014, and the SARS outbreak of 2003 during which a total of 8,098 people worldwide became sick, according to the World Health Organization….

Mindfulness v. Meditation While we hear the terms “mindfulness” and “meditation” almost interchangeably, there is an important difference and relationship between the two words. By understanding this relationship, we can deepen our comprehension of both the practice and its outcomes. The difference between meditation and mindfulness is that one is a practice and the other…

Dear Yoga Teachers, As teachers, we use words as a primary tool for conveying information to our students. As yoga teachers, awareness of prana is integral to the practice that we teach. Therefore, it is important that we understand the prana of the words we use in teaching. Words are a way of sharing energy…

As a licensed clinical psychologist, I’ve learned various types of psychotherapy. One size does not fit all when it comes to one’s well-being. The beauty of therapy is helping people to discover their voice, increasing self-awareness, recognizing the choices one has in life, and finding joy. Mindfulness allows us to find joy in the most…

There’s a Buddhist saying that “Life is suffering.” I like to look for exceptions to this rule. Maybe that’s why they say it; to get us to appreciate the opportunities when we are not suffering. I’ve had my share of suffering; and I’ve had many opportunities to find my way out of the suffering. I…

In the Flow: Bridging the Science and Practice of Mindfulness will change the way you live your life! In clear and captivating style, neuroscientist, Dr. Deborah Norris, lays out new theories in the science of mindfulness, revealing how simple practices are able to remove our roadblocks to health and happiness. You can get back In…

I’ve been exploring a raw food diet for the past five days, not for a preplanned reason, but because it seems unexpectedly to be exactly what my body wants right now. I’ve received a number of questions about eating raw and eating mindfully, and I thought that I’d address some of these questions together. Q:…